The SHGs made can consists of members varying in number depending on the topography & physical aptitudes of the associates. It goes by 3 stages of making:

Group creation

Capital creation by rotating fund & skill growth &

Implementation of financial action for ability creation.

The SHGs are frequently formed by choosing persons of Below poverty-line (BPL) inventory obtained from Gram sabha in the country.

The SHGs are split into several blocks & every block focused on four to five main actions.

The SGSY is chiefly run by government- organized DRDAs with aid from local personal organizations, banks & Panchayati raj organizations also.

The Government as well aids village people in advertising their goods by having melas or festivlas, displays, etc during different time.

Staffing

For small irrigation works, every SHG can have 10-20 persons. For the region of hilly land, deserts & other thinly populated regions or if the SHGs consist of disabled persons, this figure can be limited to members of five only.z

Funding

Government subsidy allocated for SGSY per individual is 30% of the total capital investment if the total investment is less than Rs. 7,500 and 50% of the investment for SC/STs if the investment is less than Rs.10,000.

For self-help groups, the government offers a subsidy of 50% if the total investment is less than Rs. 1.25 lakhs.

There are no monetary ceilings on subsidy in the case of irrigation projects.

The SGSY concentrates on the marginalized sections of society. Accordingly, SC/STs comprise 50 percent, women 40% and the physically challenged make up 3% of the total beneficiaries from the scheme.

Government funding for the scheme is divided between the Center and State on a 75-25 basis.